Corporate Governance of Sustainability

A Co-Evolutionary View on Resource Management

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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This book considers the corporate governance of sustainability from a co-evolutionary perspective, exploring the linkages between pro-active approaches at the corporate level, market-based incentives and environmental networks.The contributors contend that governance for sustainable development has not yet been fully formulated, and requires further analysis in the context of policies, the role of the state and the inclusion of corporate and private actors. They question whether the governance of sustainable development goes beyond traditional, state-centred policy-making by aiming for proactive changes of private actors' behaviours at different levels. The discussion also encompasses relevant theory on corporate governance, competition, market failures and regulatory tools. An assessment methodology suitable for empirical network analysis at the meso-level is introduced, and its application is demonstrated using eight case studies. Raimund Bleischwitz and his team of contributing authors draw important conclusions for policy analysis and sustainability assessments and the actors involved. The book will therefore prove an invaluable resource for academics, scholars and policymakers focussing on applied sustainability research, policy analysis and evaluation.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-06-26
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781847202284

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Contents:PART I: ANALYSING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY: INSIGHTS FROM RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS1. Scope and Main ThesisRaimund Bleischwitz2. Sustainability as a Business Challenge: The Concept of Responsible Corporate GovernanceMichael Kuhndt and Burcu Tunçer3. Competition and Responsible Corporate GovernanceOliver Budzinski4. A Co-evolutionary View on Market and Government FailuresRaimund Bleischwitz5. Outline of Governance Structures: Co-evolution at the Meso-levelRaimund Bleischwitz6. Integrated Systems AnalysisJosé Acosta Fernandez and Stephan Ramesohl7. Conclusions to Part IRaimund BleischwitzPART II: NETWORK ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION8. Overall Approach and Research PremisesThomas Langrock and Raimund Bleischwitz9. Networks, Decision-Making of Companies and Evalutation: Concepts and TerminologyThomas Langrock and Raimund Bleischwitz10. Application to Case-Studies: Approach and Appraisal of ResultsThomas Langrock, Raimund Bleischwitz and Bettina Bahn-WalkowiakPART III: CASE-STUDIES ON SUSTAINABILITY AT THE MESO-LEVEL11. ProKlima: Funding for Local Climate ProtectionStephan Ramesohl12. Ecoprofit: Local Learning for Integrated Environmental TechnologiesHolger Wallbaum13. PIUS: Product Integrated Environmental ProtectionHolger Wallbaum14. Eco-industrial Parks: Burnside and KalundborgUlf-Manuel Schubert15. Energy+: A Public–Private Market Transformation for Household AppliancesStephan Ramesohl16. Responsible Care Initiative: Transboundary Chemical NetworkMichael Kuhndt and Burcu Tunçer17. BP plc: Tradable Permits at Corporate LevelThomas Langrock18. Dow Jones Sustainability IndexesOliver KariusPART IV: CONCLUSIONS19. Conclusions for Policy Analysis and the Emipirical Assessment of Corporate Environmental Networks, for Policymakers and Corporate ActorsRaimund Bleischwitz and Bettina Bahn-WalkowiakReferencesIndex